Black plate (3,1)Cadillac Escalade (Europe) Owner Manual - 2013 - CRC - 6/20/12Lighting 6-3the instrument cluster will come on.Release the stalk to return to normaloperation.The dipped-beam headlamps mustbe on for the flash-to-pass featureto work.Automatic HeadlampSystemWhen it is dark enough outside, theautomatic headlamp system turnson the headlamps at the normalbrightness, along with the tail lamps,sidemarker, parking lamps, and theinstrument panel lights. The radiolights will also be dim.To turn off the automatic headlampsystem, turn the exterior lampsswitch to the off position and thenrelease it.The vehicle has a light sensorlocated on the top of the instrumentpanel which regulates when theautomatic headlamps turn on. Donot cover the sensor, otherwise theheadlamps will come on wheneverthe ignition is on.The system may also turn on theheadlamps when driving through aparking garage, heavy overcastweather, or a tunnel. This is normal.There is a delay in the transitionbetween the daytime and nighttimeoperation of the automaticheadlamp system so that drivingunder bridges or bright overheadstreet lights does not affect thesystem. The automatic headlampsystem is only affected when thelight sensor detects a change inlighting lasting longer than thedelay.If the vehicle is started in a darkgarage, the automatic headlampsystem will come on immediately.Once the vehicle leaves the garage,it takes approximately one minutefor the automatic headlamp systemto change if it is bright enoughoutside. During that delay, theinstrument cluster may not be asbright as usual. Make sure theinstrument panel brightness controlis in the full bright position. SeeInstrument Panel IlluminationControl on page 6‑6.To idle the vehicle with theautomatic headlamp system off, turnthe control to the off position.The headlamps will also stay onafter you exit the vehicle. Thisfeature can be programmed usingthe Driver Information Centre (DIC).See Vehicle Personalisation onpage 5‑37.
